JP2006137472A - Packaging material for flower - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging sleeve to which a cut flower activator or a message card or the like can be attached certainly and easily. <P>SOLUTION: The packaging sleeve 10 is provided with a front sheet 12 and a back sheet 13, both sides of which are jointed each other and a bouquet is stored between the sheet 12 and 13 to package it. On the front sheet 12, an upper pocket 15 opening downward is formed by bonding the upper side 14a and both sides 14b, 14c of a sheet 14 and a lower pocket 17 opening upward opposing to the upper pocket 15 is formed by bonding the lower side 16a and both sides 16b, 16c of a sheet 16. By this, a small article such as the cut flower activator or the message card or the like can be held by putting them in the opposing pockets 15, 17 without damaging the appearance of the bouquet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a flower wrapping material for wrapping flower buds and the like.

  When a bouquet is sold at a retail store, the bouquet is packaged using a plastic or paper packaging sheet, but the rectangular packaging sheet is rolled into a tapered shape to wrap the bouquet, Since it is necessary to fasten with an adhesive tape, the packaging operation of the bouquet has been extremely complicated. Therefore, a packaging sleeve that has been formed in a conical shape in advance has been developed, and simplification of the packaging work is attempted (for example, see Patent Document 1).

By the way, in order to keep a bouquet in a fresh state, a cut flower active agent used by dissolving in water in a vase has been developed. This cut flower activator contains sugars that serve as nutrients for cut flowers, organic acids that have bactericidal action, surfactants that promote the landing of cut flowers, and prevents water from rotting and nourishes the cut flowers It is possible to extend the life while maintaining the freshness of cut flowers. Such cut flower active agents are not only used for business purposes, but are often delivered as a service to bouquet purchasers. When providing as a service product, it is common to stick the cut flower active agent packed for each usage amount to a packaging sheet or a packaging sleeve using an adhesive tape.
JP-A-6-329187

  However, affixing cut flower activator to packaging sheets and sleeves using adhesive tape is a factor that reduces work efficiency during packaging and impairs the appearance of the bouquet, and these need to be improved. It had been. Further, if the cut flower activator is simply pasted using an adhesive tape, the purchaser may drop the cut flower activator when carrying the bouquet.

  In addition, message cards are often attached to bouquets that are often purchased for gifts. When attaching a message card in this way, the message card is sandwiched between the bouquets, or a pick holding the message card is bundled with the bouquets, but in the former case it is easy to drop the message card, In that case, the attachment work was complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a flower wrapping material to which a cut flower activator or a message card can be attached reliably and easily.

  The flower wrapping material of the present invention is a flower wrapping material that includes a front sheet and a back sheet whose both sides are joined to each other, and stores the flower buds between the sheets, wherein the front sheet and the back sheet An upper pocket that opens downward and a lower pocket that opens upward facing the upper pocket are formed in at least one of the above.

  In the flower wrapping material of the present invention, the upper pocket is formed by joining the upper side part and both side parts of the sheet piece to at least one of the front side sheet and the back side sheet, and the lower side part of the sheet piece Further, the lower pocket is formed by joining both side portions.

  In the flower wrapping material of the present invention, the upper pocket and the lower pocket are vertically adjacent, and both side portions of the upper pocket and the lower pocket are overlapped with both side portions of the front sheet and the back sheet. It is characterized by.

  The flower wrapping material of the present invention is obtained by joining the upper side and the lower side of a belt-like sheet extending in the horizontal direction to at least one of the front side sheet and the back side sheet, and dividing the belt-like sheet up and down. The upper pocket and the lower pocket are formed.

  According to the present invention, the upper pocket that opens downward and the lower pocket that opens upward facing the upper pocket are formed, so that accessories such as cut flower activators and message cards can be placed in the upper pocket and lower pocket. It becomes possible to sandwich and hold. Thereby, when packaging and selling a bouquet etc., since it can attach a cut flower active agent, a message card, etc., without impairing the appearance of a bouquet, it can contribute to sales promotion of a bouquet.

  In addition, because it is a structure that holds the cut flower active agent etc. sandwiched between the upper pocket that opens downward and the lower pocket that opens upward, even if the purchaser carries the bouquet upside down, The cut flower activator can be securely held without dropping. In addition, since the cut flower activator and the like can be attached by sliding it between the upper pocket and the lower pocket, the packaging work does not require labor.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 (A) is a perspective view showing a wrapping material for florets, that is, a packaging sleeve 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (B) shows a sleeve laminate 11 in which a large number of packaging sleeves 10 are laminated. It is a perspective view shown. 2A is a front view showing the packaging sleeve 10, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing the packaging sleeve 10 along the line aa in FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3 is a packaging sleeve. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of 10. FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), FIG. 2 (A) and FIG. 2 (B), the packaging sleeve 10 includes a substantially trapezoidal front side sheet 12 and a back side sheet 13, and each sheet 12 , 13 are formed using a thermoplastic resin. The back sheet 13 includes a top side 13a, a bottom side 13b parallel to the top side 13a, and left and right side sides 13c and 13d inclined in a direction approaching each other from the top side 13a toward the bottom side 13b. ing. Further, the front side sheet 12 is formed slightly smaller than the back side sheet 13, and the top side part 12 a shifted to the bottom side part 13 b side from the top side part 13 a of the back side sheet 13 and the top side part from the bottom side part 13 b of the back side sheet 13. The bottom side portion 12b is shifted to the 13a side, and the left and right side portions 12c and 12d overlap the both side portions 13c and 13d of the back side sheet 13.

  The side portions 12c, 12d, 13c, and 13d of the sheets 12 and 13 are joined to each other. Since each sheet | seat 12 and 13 is formed with the thermoplastic resin, by heating in the state which piled up the both sides sides 12c, 12d, 13c, and 13d of the front side sheet | seat 12 and the back side sheet | seat 13, both side sides 12c, 12d, 13c, and 13d can be melted and bonded to each other.

  Further, an upper pocket 15 is formed in the approximate center of the front side sheet 12 by joining the upper side part 14a and both side parts 14b, 14c of the sheet piece 14 to the front side sheet 12, and the lower side part 16a and both sides of the sheet piece 16 are formed. A lower pocket 17 is formed by joining the side portions 16 b and 16 c to the front sheet 12. As described above, the upper pocket 15 that opens downward and the lower pocket 17 that opens upward facing the upper pocket 15 form an accessory storage bag 18 having an opening 18a at the center. The upper side portion 14a and the lower side portion 16a of the accessory storage bag 18 are parallel to the top side portions 12a and 13a and the bottom side portions 12b and 13b of the sheets 12 and 13, respectively. , 14c, 16b, and 16c overlap the side portions 12c, 12d, 13c, and 13d of the sheets 12 and 13, respectively. The sheet pieces 14 and 16 constituting the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 are formed using a thermoplastic resin.

  Such a packaging sleeve 10 is bundled as a sleeve laminate 11 as shown in FIG. 1 (B), and every time a bouquet F or the like is packaged at a store or the like, the sleeve 10 is wrapped from the sleeve laminate 11. 10 is torn. When packaging the bouquet F with the packaging sleeve 10, the bouquet F is inserted into the packaging sleeve 10 positioned at the forefront in a state where the sleeve laminate 11 is suspended from a stand (not shown). When the sleeve laminate 11 is suspended, the top side 12a of the front sheet 12 hangs down, and a gap is formed between the front sheet 12 and the back sheet 13, so that the bouquet F is formed from the base as shown in FIG. It is possible to wrap the bouquet F easily and quickly by inserting it between 12 and 13. A perforation 19 is formed at a position corresponding to the top side 13 a of the back sheet 13, and the packaging sleeve 10 into which the bouquet F is inserted is torn along the perforation 19.

  Next, FIGS. 4A and 4B are front views showing a use state of the accessory storage bag 18 provided in the packaging sleeve 10. As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the accessory storage bag 18 of the packaging sleeve 10 contains a pack P of cut flower activator which is subdivided, and the cut flower activator is attached when the bouquet F is sold. It is possible to do. In addition, cut flower activator contains saccharides that serve as nutrients for cut flowers, organic acids that have bactericidal action, and surfactants that promote landing, and is used by dissolving in the water in the vase when cultivating cut flowers. In this way, it is possible to prevent the decay of water and provide the cut flowers with sufficient nutrition, thereby extending the life while maintaining the freshness of the cut flowers.

  Thus, by forming the accessory storage bag 18 by the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17, the cut flower active agent pack P can be sandwiched and held between the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17. Thus, when packaging and selling the bouquet F, the cut flower active agent pack P can be attached to the bouquet F without impairing the appearance of the bouquet F, which can contribute to sales promotion of the bouquet F. .

  Further, when the pack P is stored in the accessory storage bag 18, the pack P is slid into one of the pockets 15, 17 from the opening 18 a between the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17, and the other pocket 15. , 17, the pack P can be easily accommodated in the pockets 15, 17. Furthermore, when the packaging sleeve 10 is expanded in a tapered shape by accommodating the bouquet F in the packaging sleeve 10, the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 are hardly squeezed, so that the pack P can be prevented from falling off. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4A, since the pack P is sandwiched and held between the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17, the purchaser carries the bouquet F upside down. Also, the pack P can be reliably held without dropping.

  Further, the accessory stored in the accessory storage bag 18 is not limited to the cut flower activator pack P. As shown in FIG. 4B, when selling the gift bouquet F, a message is displayed. The card C may be accommodated. By storing the message card C in the accessory storage bag 18, not only can the message card C be attached reliably and nicely, but also the number of picks for holding the message card C can be reduced, thereby reducing the sales cost. Is also possible. Furthermore, you may make it aim at sales promotion of the bouquet F by accommodating sales promotion articles, such as a coupon, in the accessory storage bag 18. FIG.

  Then, the manufacturing method of the packaging sleeve 10 provided with the accessory accommodation bag 18 is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of the manufacturing apparatus 30 for the packaging sleeve 10, and FIGS. 6A to 6E are explanatory views showing the manufacturing process of the packaging sleeve 10. In addition, the code | symbol of AE shown in FIG. 5 is attached | subjected corresponding to FIG. 6 (A)-(E).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturing apparatus 30 includes a first roll 31 around which a belt-like sheet 31 a that is a sheet material forming the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 is wound, and a sheet material 32 a that forms the front sheet 12. The wound second roll 32 is installed in parallel to each other. Guide rollers 34 and 35 are provided on the downstream side of the respective rolls 31 and 32, and the sheet materials 31a and 32a guided by the guide rollers 34 and 35 overlap each other (see FIG. 6A). Guided by an ultrasonic sealing mechanism 36 installed in

  The ultrasonic sealing mechanism 36 includes a pair of horns 37 that vibrate ultrasonically and a pair of drums 38 corresponding to the horns 37, and the overlapped sheet materials 31 a and 32 a include the horn 37 and the drum 38. Be guided during. The pair of horns 37 and the drum 38 are set so as to be located on both side portions 31b and 31c of the belt-like sheet 31a, respectively, and both side portions 31b and 31c of the belt-like sheet 31a are melted by ultrasonic vibration from the horn 37. Thus, it is possible to join the side portions 31b and 31c of the belt-like sheet 31a with a predetermined width to the sheet material 32a forming the front sheet 12. Subsequently, the joined sheet materials 31a and 32a are guided by the cutting blade 39 installed on the downstream side, and the substantially center of the belt-like sheet 31a is cut (see FIG. 6B). The cutting blade 39 includes a guide plate 40 that enters between the sheet material 32a and the belt-like sheet 31a, and only the belt-like sheet 31a is cut.

  The manufacturing apparatus 30 is provided with a third roll 33 around which a sheet material 33 a that forms the back sheet 13 is wound. The sheet material 33a fed out from the third roll 33 is formed with perforations 19 on both sides by the perforation roller 41 (see FIG. 6C), and is guided by the guide roller 42 to overlap the sheet materials 31a and 32a. (See FIG. 6D).

  In this way, the three stacked sheet materials 31 a to 33 a are guided by the conveyor 44 including the cutting mechanism 43, and the pair of cutting blades 45 inclined in a substantially C shape provided in the cutting mechanism 43, The trapezoidal packaging sleeve 10 is cut. Further, the cutting blade 45 has a structure that generates heat, and when the packaging sleeve 10 is cut out from the sheet materials 31a to 33a, the sheet materials 31a to 33a are melted to join both side portions of the packaging sleeve 10. (See FIG. 6E). When the packaging sleeve 10 is cut out, as shown in FIG. 6 (E), the adjacent packaging sleeves 10 are turned upside down so as to be shifted by 180 degrees, and the yield is increased from the sheet materials 31a to 33a. The packaging sleeve 10 can be manufactured well.

  Then, a large number of cut packaging sleeves 10 are stacked, and a rod-shaped heating member (not shown) is pressed against the bundling allowance 46 that is continuous through the perforations 19 on the top of the packaging sleeve 10. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), a melted through-hole 47 is formed in the bundling allowance 46, and a large number of packaging sleeves 10 are bundled together through the through-hole 47, and the sleeve laminate 11 is formed. Will be formed. The through hole 47 formed in the bundling allowance 46 is used as a hanging hole when the sleeve laminated body 11 is suspended from the stand.

  The manufacturing apparatus 30 is provided with a plurality of tension rollers (not shown) for applying appropriate tension to the sheet materials 31a to 33a, and does not cause the sheet materials 31a to 33a to sag or wrinkle. It is like that.

  Thus, even when the accessory storage bag 18 is formed on the packaging sleeve 10, the sheet pieces 14 and 16 forming the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 are not joined separately, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, after joining the side portions 31b and 31c of the belt-like sheet 31a, that is, the upper and lower sides of the belt-like sheet 31a, the upper and lower pockets 15 and 17 are formed by dividing the belt-like sheet 31a vertically. 6E, when the packaging sleeve 10 is cut, both side portions 14b, 14c, 16b, and 16c of the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 are joined. The accessory storage bag 18 can be formed on the packaging sleeve 10 without increasing the cost, and the cost of the packaging sleeve 10 can be prevented from being increased. You can also.

  FIGS. 7A to 7C are front views showing packaging sleeves 50, 60 and 70 according to other embodiments of the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the upper pocket 51 and the lower pocket 52 may be formed to have different width dimensions. When such a packaging sleeve 50 is formed, it is possible to move the cutting blade 39 shown in FIG. 5 in the width direction. Further, as shown in the figure, by forming the width dimension of the lower pocket 52 large, while forming the width dimension of the upper pocket 51 small, the cut flower active agent pack P can be accommodated very easily.

  Further, the joining position of the upper pocket and the lower pocket with respect to the packaging sleeve is not limited to substantially the center in the vertical direction as in the above-described packaging sleeves 10 and 50. As shown in FIG. The upper pocket 61 and the lower pocket 62 may be joined to the bottom side of 60, and the upper pocket 71 and the lower pocket 72 may be joined to the top side of the packaging sleeve 70 as shown in FIG. good.

  It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the illustrated case, the packaging sleeves 10, 50, 60, and 70 that are opened up and down are shown as the wrapping material for the florets, but may be formed into a bag shape by closing the bottom side of the packaging sleeve. . Further, in the illustrated case, the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 are joined to the front sheet 12, but the upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 may be joined to the back sheet 13, and the front sheet may be joined. The upper pocket 15 and the lower pocket 17 may be joined to both the 12 and the back sheet 13.

  Further, the sheet materials 31a to 33a forming the packaging sleeves 10, 50, 60, and 70 are not limited to resin sheet materials, and sheet materials formed using thin paper or the like may be used. good. Further, when the sheet materials 31a to 33a are joined, the sheet materials are melted and joined, but this is not limited to this thermal welding, and the sheet materials 31a to 33a are joined using an adhesive. It goes without saying that it is also good.

  Further, in the illustrated case, the wrapping sleeves 10, 50, 60, and 70 are formed of non-patterned sheet materials 31a to 33a. However, a pattern is printed on these wrapping sleeves to improve the appearance. Also good. In addition, as sheet material 31a-33a, a transparent sheet material may be sufficient and a translucent and opaque sheet material may be sufficient.

  In addition, as a flower bud packaged with the packaging sleeve 10, 50, 60, 70 of this invention, it is not restricted to the bouquet F, Arrangement and potted plant may be sufficient. Furthermore, it is convenient to prepare a plurality of types of packaging sleeves having different shapes and dimensions in accordance with the shapes and sizes of the bouquet F, the arrangement, and the potted plant.

(A) is a perspective view showing a wrapping material for florets, that is, a packaging sleeve according to an embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is a perspective view showing a sleeve laminate in which a large number of packaging sleeves are laminated. (A) is a front view which shows a packaging sleeve, (B) is sectional drawing which shows a packaging sleeve along the aa line of (A). It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of a packaging sleeve. (A) And (B) is a front view which shows the use condition of the accessory accommodation bag provided in the packaging sleeve. It is the schematic which shows an example of the manufacturing apparatus of a packaging sleeve. (A)-(E) are explanatory drawings which show the manufacturing process of a packaging sleeve. (A)-(C) are front views which show the packaging sleeve which is other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Packaging sleeve (flower wrapping material)
11 Sleeve laminate 12 Front side sheet 12a Top side part 12b Bottom side part 12c, 12d Side side part 13 Back side sheet 13a Top side part 13b Bottom side part 13c, 13d Side side part 14 Sheet piece 14a Upper side part 14b, 14c Side side part 15 Upper pocket 16 Sheet piece 16a Lower side portion 16b, 16c Side side portion 17 Lower pocket 18 Accessory accommodation bag 18a Opening portion 19 Perforation 30 Manufacturing device 31 First roll 31a Belt-like sheet 31b Side side portion (upper side portion)
31c Side side (lower side)
32 Second roll 32a Sheet material 33 Third roll 33a Sheet material 34, 35 Guide roller 36 Ultrasonic sealing mechanism 37 Horn 38 Drum 39 Cutting blade 40 Guide plate 41 Perforation roller 42 Guide roller 43 Cutting mechanism 44 Conveyor 45 Cutting blade 46 Bundling allowance 47 Through-hole 50 Packaging sleeve (flower wrapping material)
51 Upper pocket 52 Lower pocket 60 Packaging sleeve (flower wrapping material)
61 Upper pocket 62 Lower pocket 70 Packaging sleeve (flower wrapping material)
71 Upper pocket 72 Lower pocket

Claims (4)

A wrapping material for florets comprising a front sheet and a back sheet that are joined to each other on both sides, and containing florets between the sheets,
An at least one of the front sheet and the back sheet is formed with an upper pocket that opens downward and a lower pocket that opens upward facing the pocket.   The flower wrapping material according to claim 1, wherein the upper pocket is formed by joining an upper side portion and both side portions of the sheet piece to at least one of the front side sheet and the back side sheet. The flower wrapping material, wherein the lower pocket is formed by joining a lower side part and both side parts.   The flower wrapping material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper pocket and the lower pocket are vertically adjacent to each other, and both side portions of the upper pocket and the lower pocket are side portions of the front sheet and the back sheet. A wrapping material for florets, characterized by being stacked on top.   In the flower wrapping material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, an upper side portion and a lower side portion of a belt-like sheet extending in a horizontal direction are joined to at least one of the front side sheet and the back side sheet, The flower wrapping material, wherein the upper pocket and the lower pocket are formed by dividing the belt-like sheet vertically.

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